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Mr. Joseph A. Kestner, Jr. , engineer for Queensbury Water District
and Mr. Bernard Codner the Superintendent of Highways visited the
Meeting at this time.
A general discussion on the proposed Contract with Mr. Kestner
was aired at this time. All points of the contract were studied.
All points of the contract were studied. A revision of the
contract to a Per Diem basis on payments for work accomplished
was agreed upon with the engineer. The understanding was
reached that the same maximum costs of operations would still
apply. The contract will be drawn up and signed by members of
the Town Board at a later date. Same will then be submitted
to Housing and Home Finance Company for approval.
Following the results of the recent disastrous fire in the
City of Glens- Falls;, the suggestion was made to the engineer
that all possible effort should be made to establish inter-
connections with City Water mains at several points within
the Town of Queensbury. This plan would be carried out on a
mutual cost basis.
Mr. Codner, discussed the progress of the efforts of the
Highway Department at present. Several problems were aired
to the board at this time.
Respectfully submitted
George C. Crannell
Town Clerk
Special Meeting June 3, 1963
Present :
John 0, Webster Supervisor
N. Harwood Beaty Councilman
Theodore Turner Councilman
Curtis Lampson Councilman
-- Harold Akins Councilman
The meeting was called to order at 7 :30 p. m.
An agreement with Thomas Rogers, developer of Ridge Meadows
subdivision, was presented to the Town Board to be filed at the
Warren County Clerk's office by the clerk. The agreement in-
volves the relinguishing of the right of ownership to the water
mains which were offered to the Town of Queensbury at an earlier
date.
'THIS INDENTURE made this 29th day of May, 1963 between
TOM ROGERS, of Ridge Road, Glens Falls, New York, party of the
first part, and TOG7N OF QUEENSBURY, a municipal corporation in
the County of Warren and State of New York, acting for and in
behalf of Queensbury Water District, party of the second part,
WITHNESSETH that, in consideration of the sum of $1.00 lawful
money of the United States of America, paid by the party of the
second part to the party of the first part, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, and other valuable considerations, the
party of the first part releases, grants and conveys to the party
of the second part all of his right, titles and interest in a nd to
a certain water main commencing at the intersection of the city
line of the City of Glens Falls and the town line of the Town of
Queensbury on Wilson Street, running thence northerly along
Wilson Street to Cline Avenue; thence easterly on Cline Avenue to
Meadowbrook Road and thence northerly on Meadowbrook Road to a
point where said main enters the subdivision known as Ridge Meadows,
and also any and all water mains theretofore installed by the party
of the first part in Ride Meadows subdivision, together with the
right to operate, maintain and replace said mains to the same ex-
tent as though the party of the second part had originally in-
stalled such mains.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the party of the ,f irst part has here-
unto set his hand and seal on the day and year first above written.
In further consideration the Town of Queensbury agrees to continue
the water line northerly along Meadowbrook Road to the Cronin Road
and a short distance easterly on the Cronin Road.
Tom Rogers L.S.
Tom Rogers
STATE OF NEW YORK )
County of Warren )
On this 29th day of May, 1963, before me personally
came TOM ROGERS , to me known and known to me to be the person —�
described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he
duly acknowledged to me that he executed the same.
John 0. Webster
Notary Public
Mr. Beaty, reported on his efforts to encourage a visit to the
Town Board by a representative of the Planning Commission of
the town or village of Fort Edward. The meeting was not arranged
at this time due to previous commitments. A suggestion was
advanced along the line of members of the Town Board of Queens-
bury making personal telephone calls to members of the Town Board
of Fort Edward to discuss the merits of a Planning Board in general.
A discussion ensued on the present dumping problem to do with the
removal of the building in the city of Glens Falls which was,
recently destroyed by fire.
The Town Board in general agreed to allow a Town of Queensbury
resident, who operates a private dump to make use of the Town
Dump for future dumping activity.. The dump comtdittee was in-
structed to nofify the caretaker of the town dump to "allow the
entrance of the person mentioned to make use of the town dump.
Rebate on water bills by the town board in its entirety,
agreement was reached that a resident of the Ridge Road Water
District should be allowed to submit a voucher for one years
partial water consumption, while a resident of Shore Colony
will have the supply line capped until such time as the present
bill as submitted will be discarded
A deed of Patton Drive as prepared by Mr. A. Bartholomew was
presented by the Supervisor. Following study of the deed the
board agreed that when a deed is prepared for the distance of
the water main already installed; same will be accepted
On motion the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted
George C. Crannell
Town Clerk
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